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. 2015 Feb 20;10(2):e0118676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118676

Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the weighted study sample.

Variable Category People with valid serum creatinine and cystatin c value
Number (%) in category
All Aged 16+ 5799 (100%)
Age Age 16–34 1756 (30.3%)
Age 34–54 2037 (35.2%)
Age 55–64 856 (14.8%)
Age 65–74 615 (10.6%)
Age 75+ 522 (9.0%)
Ethnicity White 5244 (90.7%)
South Asian 243 (4.2%)
Black 154 (2.7%)
Other 139 (2.4%)
Sex Male 2823 (48.8%)
Female 2963 (51.2%)
Occupation (NS-SEC) High 1894 (33.1%)
Middle 1203 (21.0%)
Low 2619 (45.8%)
Qualification Degree 1295 (22.4%)
Below degree 3296 (57.0%)
None 1197 (20.6%)
IMD quintile (1 = least deprived, 5 = most deprived) 1. (IMD 0.37–8.32) 1197 (20.7%)
2. (IMD 8.32–13.75) 1204 (20.8%)
3. (IMD 13.75–21.22) 1228 (21.2%)
4. (IMD 21.22–34.42) 1105 (19.1%)
5. (IMD 34.42–85.46) 1051 (18.2%)
Smoking Never 3126 (54.2%)
Ex 1429 (24.8%)
Current 1210 (21.0%)
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) Mean ±SD 27.14 ±5.06
BMI categories Normal 1956 (36.8%)
Overweight 2047 (38.5%)
Obese 1314 (24.7%)
Waist circumference (cm) Mean ±SD 92.92 ±14.01
Waist circumference categories Low 2120 (37.1%)
High 1347 (23.6%)
Very High 2242 (39.3%)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) Mean ±SD 5.30 ±1.44
Total cholesterol categories < 5mmol/L 2675 (46.2%)
≥ 5mmol/L 3110 (53.8%)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) Mean ±SD 1.48 ±0.43
HDL cholesterol categories < 1.2mmol/l 1301 (22.5%)
≥ 1.2mmol 4485 (77.5%)
Albuminuria None 4837 (92.0%)
Micro 399 (7.6%)
Macro 22 (0.4%)
Diabetes No diabetes 5370 (92.6%)
Doctor diagnosed a 305 (5.3%)
Survey defined b 316 (5.5%)
Total c 429 (7.4%)
Hypertension No hypertension 3800 (65.5%)
Doctor diagnosed a 1387 (23.9%)
Survey defined d 1542 (26.6%)
Total c 1980 (34.1%)

Figures are number (%) unless stated otherwise

a Self-reported doctor diagnosis

b HBA1c ≥6.5%

cDoctor or survey diagnosed

d Identified as high blood pressure (BP systolic ≥140mmHg and/or diastolic ≥90mmHg and/or taking medication for hypertension)

NS-SEC: National Statistics Socioeconomic Classification

IMD: Index of Multiple Deprivation

BMI: Body Mass Index

HDL: High Density Lipoprotein.